Top BSNL official arrested in Odisha capital while accepting bribe

Officials of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today arrested a senior telecom official while accepting bribe.

According to reports, the sleuths raided the office of Deputy General Manager (Microwave Projects) of state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) in Sahid Nagar area here on complaints of an official demanding bribe to clear outstanding bills.

The personnel of the anti-corruption wing laid a trap this evening where they asked the complainant to give the bribe money to the accused. DGM GC Bidika was arrested while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from the complainant to clear bill of Rs 10 lakh.

Simultaneous raids were conducted at Bidika’s Khandagiri and Rayagada residences.